商品の説明

The witch has grown the biggest pumpkin ever, and now she wants to make herself a pumpkin pie for Halloween. But the pumpkin is so big she can't get it off the vine.

It's so big the ghost can't move it, either. Neither can the vampire, nor the mummy. It looks as if there'll be no pumpkin pie for Halloween, until along comes the bat with an idea to save the day.

How can the tiny bat succeed where bigger and strong spooky creatures have failed? You'll be surprised!

商品の詳細

• Amazon.co.jp ランキング: #7797 / 本
• 発売日: 1995-09-01
• オリジナル言語: 英語
• 版型: ペーパーバック
• 32 ページ

内容説明
The witch has grown the biggest pumpkin ever, and now she wants to make herself a pumpkin pie for Halloween. But the pumpkin is so big she can't get it off the vine.

It's so big the ghost can't move it, either. Neither can the vampire, nor the mummy. It looks as if there'll be no pumpkin pie for Halloween, until along comes the bat with an idea to save the day.

How can the tiny bat succeed where bigger and strong spooky creatures have failed? You'll be surprised!

From Publishers Weekly
A rhythmic text and a vibrant palette combine in a Halloween tale noteworthy for its finely tuned balance of drama and comedy. A green-faced witch, with pickle-shaped nose and chin, decides to mark the holiday by baking a pumpkin pie. But the pumpkin she's planted is stuck on the vine. A gallery of graveyard ghouls comes to her aid--first a translucent white ghost, then a smartly dressed vampire, a tightly bound mummy and, finally, a bat with a bright idea. Their breezy conversations create a pleasantly sinister mood that stops just short of being scary. Accordingly, in Schindler's hands the cast looks not so much spooky as spirited. The eye-catching full-spread illustrations, in rich hues of orange and blue, capture the midnight magic, while dropped-out type adds an extra dash of mystery. A fine combination of fright and fun. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author
Erica Silverman is the author of two other books for children. Her first was Warm in Winter, illustrated by Michael J. Deraney. Booklist referred to it as "an affectionate tale of a friendship," and Kirkus called it "just right for the picture-book hour." Her second book, On Grandma's Roof, illustrated by Deborah Kogan Ray, was hailed by the Horn Book: "Quiet, gentle, tender, this picture story book transforms a commonplace occurrence into a transcendent experience through a superb blending of text and illustrations." A teacher of English as a second language, the author lives in Los Angeles, California.

カスタマーレビュー

分かりやすいストーリと素晴らしい色使い
大きなかぶのストーリーのハロウインバージョン。魔女を助けに、ドラキュラやほかのハロウインのキャラクターたちが登場する面白いお話。色彩が素晴らしく、キャラクターたちも個性的。ページいっぱいに描かれたイラストは見やすく、英語も短くて分かりやすい。

おおきなカボチャ！？
他のレヴューにもあるように、内容は「大きなカブ」です。「大きなカブ」とは違い、一人の力ではできないことも、みんなでするとできるという結論が若干違うところです。英文は、「魔女がカボチャをひっぱって、ひっぱって、それでもぬけません。」といった内容が繰り返されるといったものです。魔女、おばけ、吸血鬼、ミイラ、コウモリと、日本の子どもにはなじみが少ない、おばけが出てくるところが気に入って買いました。絵もカラフルできれいです。ただし、個人的には「大きなカブ」の、ネズミのような小さい力でも加わるとカブがぬけますよといった教訓が好きなので、あえて星４つにしました。

絵もストーリーもGood!
小学生のクラスでハロウィーンに読み聞かせをしましたが、子どもたちの受けは上々でした。
ハロウィーンのキャラクターたちが大きなかぼちゃをつるからもぎとろうと次々とやってきます。　色使いも構図も素晴しく、大人でも何度もめくりたくなるほど。　おすすめです。